Safety attachment for pocket-books.



' S. W. WILSON. SAFETY ATTAGHMENT FOB. POCKET BOOKS APPLICATION FILEDJAN. 25, 1909.

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Patented May 18, 1909.

' unrrnn STATES EPATENT SAMUEL W. WILSON, OF ATWATER, OHIO.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR POCKET-BOOKS.

Application filed January 25, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atwater, in the county of Portage and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Attachments forPocket-Books, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in safety attachments forpocket-books, and has for its object the provision of a safety de vicefor a pocket-book adapted, when the latter has been placed in the pocketof the wearer in the usual manner, to securely anchor or retain thepocket book therein as against any unauthorized withdrawal or accidentalfalling out of the same from the pocket.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, andefficient safety attachment of this class which may be easily andquickly attached to any ordinary fold- I able pocket-book Without in anyway detracting from the appearance or impairing the usefulness of thelatter.

With the above mentioned objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings showing one of the embodiments ofmy invention, Figure 1, is a perspective view of an ordinary foldablepocket-book equipped with improved safety attachment, the anchorprongsof same being projected to the position occupied for anchoring thepocket-book in the pocket of the owner. Fig. 2, a plan view of the sameas it appears when the pocket-book has been removed from the pocket andopened or unfolded. Fig. 3, a plan view of the attachment detached, theparts shown in the position they occupy when the anchor-prongs have beenprojected for the retaining of the pocket book.

Similar numerals of reference designate like parts throughout all thefigures of the drawings.

All the parts of the improved attachment are, preferably, stamped fromthin sheet metal so as to occupy but little space when the pocket-bootis folded.

The improved safety attachment comprises a main supporting-plate 1,adapted to Specification of Letters Patent.

carry the working parts of the device and to Patented May 18, 1909.

Serial No. 474,088.

be secured and folded within the pocketbook by being attached to theinner side of the median portion or fold 2, of the pocketbook,preferably by means of threads or cords passing through openings 3, atthe corners of the supporting or attaching plate.

The supporting plate terminates at one end in an enlarged head or baseportion 1 and at the other or top in a flange-head or top-plate 4. Theflangeplate or top-plate a, is adapted to project above the upper end ofthe folded pocket-book when the latter is placed in the pocket of theowner, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1, of the drawings and is providedwith guide-slots 5, adapted to receive and contain the operating leversused in connection with the manipulation of the various parts of thedevice, as hereinafter described.

The lower head or base portion 1 is adapted to carry a pair of pivotallymounted anchoring -prongs, each of said anchoringprongs comprising apivotally-mounted arm 6, carrying at its inner or free end ananchoring-prong or tine 7. The oppositelydisposed and extendinganchoring-prongs 7, are normally carried within the pocket-book by themeans hereinafter described, and are adapted to work within guide-earsor tongues 8, inthe present instance, formed at the lower corner of thesupporting plate. When the anchoring-prongs are projected or extended,by the means hereinafter described,

they pass out through openings 9, formed in the lower marginal edges ofthe pocket-book and opposite the guide-ears or tongues 8.

The anchoring-prongs 7, are adapted to be manipulated in theirprojecting and retracting movements by means of a spring-resistedactuating-bolt or slide-plate 10, provided at its lower end withoppositely-disposed bearing openings 11, taking over bearing studs orlugs 12, of the pivot arms 6.

The actuating bolt or slide plate 10, is slidably mounted and secured tothe supporting plate 1, by means of a guide bracket 13, covering itsintermediate or stem portion, and a pair of guide brackets 14, extendingthrough a guide slot 15, in the lower or head portion of theactuating-bolt 10. The actuatingbolt or slide 10, is normally held inits anchorprong retracting position by means of said spring beingsecured to the lower or head portion of the supporting-plate by means ofan attaching stud 17, and the other or longer member of the spring beingsecured to the lower or head portion of the actuating-bolt by means ofan attaching stud 18.

The upper or stem portion of the actuating bolt is provided with a guidelug 19, adapted to normally work within a recess-way 20, of atransversely disposed locking member 21. The locking member 21, isslidably mounted across the stem portion of the actuating bolt or slideand has one end secured in a guide bracket 22, and the other endpivotally secured to an operating lever 23. The operating lever 23, ispivotally secured, intermediate its ends, to the supporting plate 1, bymeans of a pivot pin or stud 24, and has its upper end extending througha guide slot 5, said guide-slot being provided with a plu rality ofnotches 25, for securing the upper free end or projecting portion of theoperating lever 23, in various positions.

The actuating-bolt or slide plate 10, is adapted to be manipulated bymeans of a bell crank lever pivotally secured to the upper portion ofthe supporting plate by means of a bearing stud or pin 26, one of themembers 27, being pivotally secured to the upper end of the actuatingbolt and the other member 28, extending upwardly through the adjacentguide slot 5. The guide slot 5, is provided with an inclined portion 29,terminating in a retaining notch 30, at one end of the guide-slot. Whenit is desired. to move the actuating bolt to its anchor-prong projectingposition, as shown in Figs. 1, and 3, the arm or member 28, is movedtoward the retaining notch 30, causing the actuating bolt or slide plate10, to be depressed or moved out wardly against the resistance of thespring 16, and throwing the anchoring-prongs outwardly as shown in saidfigures of the drawings. When the anchoring-prongs are thus projectedthey are adapted to engage with the sides of the pocket and prevent theunauthorized withdrawal or accidental falling out of the pocket-bookfrom the pocket of the owner. Then the lever or member 28, has beenmoved into registry with the retaining notch 30, the member 28, willsnap into engagement with the retaining notch and thus hold theanchoring-prongs in their projected position.

As a means for preventing the unauthorized release of the arm or member28, the locking member 21, may be moved to one side so as to bring therecess-way 20, out of alinement with the guide-lug 19, and cause thelocking member 21, to come into locking engagement with the guide-lug19, of the actuating bolt as shown in Fig. 3, of the draw ings.

When it is desired to remove the pocketbook the owner knowing in whatnotch to place the operating lever 23, in order to bring the recess-way20, in alinement with the guide-lug 19, will move the same accordingly,and will then release the member or lever 28,

from engagement with the retaining notch 30, whereby the parts will bereturned to their normal position, and the anchoringprongs retract-ed bythe operation of the spring 16, as shown in Fig. 2, of the drawings.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the operation and advantages of my invention will be readilyunderstood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is,*

1. A safety attachment for pocket-books, comprising a foldablepocket-book, a supporting plate carried therein and provided with aflange-head having a guide-slot terminating in a retaining notch,oppositely-disposed pivotally-mounted anchoring-prongs, carried by saidsupporting-plate and normally resting within the edges of saidpocketbook, a spring-resisted actuating-bolt slidably mounted on saidsupporting-plate and connected to said anchoring-prongs, a lockingmember slidably-mounted across said actuating-bolt and provided with arecessway normally receiving a guide-lug formed on said actuating-bolt,an operating lever connected to said locking member, and an operatingbell-crank lever connected to the upper end of said actuating-bolt andproject ing through said guide-slot in said flangehead.

2. In a safety attachment for pocketbooks, the combination with asupportingplate adapted to be secured within a foldable pocket-book, aspring-resisted actuatingbolt provided with a guide-lug, andoppositely-extending pivotally-mounted anchoring-prongs pivotallyconnected to said actuating bolt, of a locking-member slidably mountedacross said actuating-bolt and provided with a recess-way normallyregistering with said guide-lug, means for moving said locking-member inlocking engagement with said guide-lug of said actuating-bolt when thelatter has been moved to its anchorprong projecting position, and meansfor operating said actuating-bolt.

3. In a safety attachment for pocket books, a supporting-plate providedwith a guide-slot terminating in a retaining-notch, a spring-resistedactuating-bolt slidably mounted on said supporting-plate,pivotally-mounted anchoring prongs pivotally connected to saidactuating-bolt, and a bellcrank lever having one of its members securedto said actuating-bolt and the other extending through said guide-slotand adapted to be seated in said retaining-notch when saidactuating-bolt has been moved to its anchor-prong projecting position.

4. In a safety attachment for pocket-books, the combination with afoldable pocketbook, a supporting-plate carried therein and secured toone of the folds, said plate being provided with an end flange-headhavin guide-slots, a spring-resisted actuatingbo%t carried by said plateand having a guidelug near one end and a pair of pivotallymountedanchoring-prongs at the opposite end normally held Within saidpocket-book, a locking member provided with a recess Way normallyreceiving said guide-lug, a pivotally-mounted operating lever having oneend secured to said locking member and the other projecting through oneof said guideslots of said flange-head, and a bell-crank lever havingone of its members secured to said actuating-bolt and the other member15 projecting through a guide-slot provided vWith a retaining-notchadapted to contain said member when said actuating-bolt is in itsanchor-prong projecting position.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my 20 signature, in presence of tWoWitnesses.

SAMUEL W. WILSON.

Witnesses EDITH A. WVOOLF,

l H. H. WVooLF.

